Body Bags Archives - Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources

With a name like Body Bags, you’d think it wouldn’t have much of a lifespan, but Jason Pearson’s violent comic about father-daughter assassins has been plugging along in one form or another — miniseries, one-shots, short stories — since 1996. And now, it looks like Clownface and Panda are returning once again.

The artist reveals on his Facebook pagethat he’s working on a new miniseries subtitled Vicious, which will make the first series Father’s Day “look like a Hallmark card.” Pearson, who battled back from some personal issues in 2011 and 2012, plans to not only write and draw the series but also color it.

Welcome to Food or Comics?, where every week we talk about what comics we’d buy at our local comic shop based on certain spending limits — $15 and $30 — as well as what we’d get if we had extra money or a gift card to spend on a splurge item.

If I had $15, I’d go with Megaskull, a collection of short, extremely politically incorrect comics by British cartoonist Kyle Platts. Platts is working a similar vein of humor to Johnny Ryan in his Angry Youth Comics days, so those easily offended by jokes about, say, abortion should probably stay away. Those who still own a copy of Truly Tasteless Jokes will want to check this out though.

If I had $30, I’d ignore Megaskull and go with what would pick of the week for me: Grandville: Bete Noire, the third entry in Bryan Talbot’s excellent, ongoing funny-animal detective series, this time finding Inspector LeBrock tracking down an assassin in the city’s art scene. Talbot’s blood-soaked blend of noir, satire, mystery and, um, furry antics might seem a bit odd at first glance but it proves to be an intoxicating and engrossing blend.

Splurge: Grendel Omnibus, Vol. 2 collects one of the most interesting runs starring Matt Wagner’s titular killer, largely due to the art work of the Pander Brothers. I’ve never had the chance to really sit down with this material beyond the occasional five-minute glance, so mayhap this is my chance to dive in.